Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 776 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
2. 2.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I don’t care what the facts say.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
3. 3.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
5. 5.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “What can I fix?” (b) “Why me?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) noting what worked (b) saying “who cares” (c) hiding the mistake (d) blaming bad luck
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) trying a new way (c) saying “who cares” (d) repeating the mistake
8. 8.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
10. 10.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “Thanks, I see it now.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “You’re just lucky.” (d) “I don’t care.”
11. 11.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) noting what worked
13. 13.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) saying “who cares” (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
15. 15.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
16. 16.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) trying a new way (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
17. 17.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking what to change (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) trying a new way
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) checking your answers
23. 23.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
24. 24.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
28. 28.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: blaming bad luck? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) checking your answers (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.True or false: “forgetting the lesson” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Never again.” (b) “It was bad luck.” (c) “Fairs are silly.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
33. 33.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the mistake (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) skipping the review
35. 35.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
36. 36.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking for feedback (c) asking what to change (d) keeping a thinking diary
40. 40.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True

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